Pysical: Provide many activities to sustain interest. Include team games. Give opportunities for developing skills, such as handicrafts and active games. Include many activities in which he uses his hands and has an opportunity to use small muscle skills. Do not compare girls to boys or force them to interact.
Mental: Do not give all the answers; allow time to think, meditate, and discuss. Encourage memorization of poems and important quotes. Respect and be aware of individual differences when making assignments and giving responsibilities. Give opportunity for record keeping. Do not dwell upon fantasy, but teach truths. Teach about other people and and other countries. Provide opportunity for collecting and also for learning about the past while keeping up the present.
Social: Accept natural separation of boys and girls. Recognize and support the need they have of acceptance from the peer group. Be warm but firm. Establish and enforce reasonable limits. Encourage friendships.
Emotional: Use positive guidance, let him know you accept him, even though you do not approve of his behavior. Provide many experiences for exercising his independence and dependibility. Praise for these positive characteristics. Be fair in dealings and relationships with him. Give him opportunities for competing, but help him learn to be a good loser. Do not ridicule him or tear him down for wrongdoings, but help him learn to take responsibility for his own behavior.
Spiritual: Give specific information and facts. Use the child's interests to guide your discussions. Express your love and support for him often.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Developmental Pointers for Parents (8 years old)
Physical: Provide opportunities for activities that require small muscle skill and coordination. Be patient with clumsiness, unpleasant habits, and squirming. Praise good behavior. Recognize his high energy level and need for physical activities. Be enthusiastic.
Mental: Challenge his intellectual capacity and expand his understanding of the spirtual things. Utilize games, stories, and problem solving activities. Listen to his comments and questions, but take advantage of his confidence of your knowledge. Teach him to maintain greater concern about judging his own behavior than those of others. Help set realistic goals that can be reached. Provide the child with appropriate heroes.
Social: Provide many opportunities for group interaction, cooperation, and sharing. He needs constant supervision. Recognize that friendships are intense, encourage group activities. Each child needs expereinces in belonging to a peer group. Praise the child for positive characteristics. Provide the child with ample opportunities for making decisions and working independently. Assure him of your love, attention, and guidance.
Emotional: Guide him toward overcoming negative emotions and developing positive ways of showing interest and enthusiasm. Praise; do not criticize. Encourage efforts and let him know you see his progress. Teach that others also make mistakes. Let him enjoy humor when appropriate, and be patient with giggling. Do not compare one child to another. Praise and build self-confidence.
Spiritual: Build foundations of truth and express personal faith often. Challenge him with ways to apply spiritual principles to his life. Do not preach. Be an example through sharing personal experience and stories.
Mental: Challenge his intellectual capacity and expand his understanding of the spirtual things. Utilize games, stories, and problem solving activities. Listen to his comments and questions, but take advantage of his confidence of your knowledge. Teach him to maintain greater concern about judging his own behavior than those of others. Help set realistic goals that can be reached. Provide the child with appropriate heroes.
Social: Provide many opportunities for group interaction, cooperation, and sharing. He needs constant supervision. Recognize that friendships are intense, encourage group activities. Each child needs expereinces in belonging to a peer group. Praise the child for positive characteristics. Provide the child with ample opportunities for making decisions and working independently. Assure him of your love, attention, and guidance.
Emotional: Guide him toward overcoming negative emotions and developing positive ways of showing interest and enthusiasm. Praise; do not criticize. Encourage efforts and let him know you see his progress. Teach that others also make mistakes. Let him enjoy humor when appropriate, and be patient with giggling. Do not compare one child to another. Praise and build self-confidence.
Spiritual: Build foundations of truth and express personal faith often. Challenge him with ways to apply spiritual principles to his life. Do not preach. Be an example through sharing personal experience and stories.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
"Get Out the Mad" Cookies
These cookies taste better the more your child pounds on the dough.
You'll need:
· large bowl
· cookie sheet
· oven preheated to 350°F
Ingredients:
3 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
J Place all the ingredients in a large bowl, and mix them well.
J Give your child a manageable chunk of dough. It's OK for your child to mash it, knead it, and pound it. The longer and harder your child mixes the dough, the better the cookies taste!
J When the mixing is done, show your child how to roll the dough into balls about the size of ping-pong balls, and place them on the cookie sheet.
J Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
Your child is working on:
· finding healthy outlets for anger
· following directions
· literacy
· measuring
· patience
Following recipes involves reading and following directions. Your child can see firsthand how helpful it is to be able to read numbers and to measure carefully.
Rogers, Fred, Mr. Rogers’ Play Time, p. 79
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www.misterrogers.org
You'll need:
· large bowl
· cookie sheet
· oven preheated to 350°F
Ingredients:
3 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
J Place all the ingredients in a large bowl, and mix them well.
J Give your child a manageable chunk of dough. It's OK for your child to mash it, knead it, and pound it. The longer and harder your child mixes the dough, the better the cookies taste!
J When the mixing is done, show your child how to roll the dough into balls about the size of ping-pong balls, and place them on the cookie sheet.
J Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
Your child is working on:
· finding healthy outlets for anger
· following directions
· literacy
· measuring
· patience
Following recipes involves reading and following directions. Your child can see firsthand how helpful it is to be able to read numbers and to measure carefully.
Rogers, Fred, Mr. Rogers’ Play Time, p. 79
www.runningpress.com
www.misterrogers.org
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Developmental Pointers for Parents (7 years)
Physcial: Utilize many opportunities for using both large and small muscle skills. Allow the child to share his special skills. Be patient with annoyances, do not draw attention to awkwardness. Keep energies channeled into involvement, interest, and activity. Praise behavior and be patient with restlessness.
Mental: Ask many thought-provoking questions. Stimulate his thinking with open-ended stories, riddles, thinking games, discussions, etc. Give many opportunities for decision making and selecting what he would do in particular situations. Encourage the pursuit of hobbies and interests. Give opportunities to read. Give challenges that are right for his level of ability; allow plenty of time to accomplish a task.
Social: give opportunities for group play, such as games, pantomimes and small plays, but also respect his desire to occasionally work alone. Do not force interaction between the sexes. Assign responsibility and tasks that he can carry out, and then praise him for his efforts of accomplishments. Help him assume responsibility for wrongdoings.
Emotional: Continue to help the child develop social skills. Give praise for positive behavior, such as waiting his turn, sharing, and giving other children a chance to express their ideas. Build his confidence; instead of criticizing, look for opportunities to give approval and affection. Accept his need for peer approval and his need to belong. Offer love, patience, and sensitivity. Let him know that he has progressed, continue to encourage him. Encourage him and give him self-confidence. Accept his moods and aloofness. Encourage him to express himself and to turn his interests to others.
Spiritual: Teach spiritual concepts in simple, concrete ways, and help him apply the concepts in his daily life. Give him the responsibly for making choices, and provide opportunities to practice making right choices.
Mental: Ask many thought-provoking questions. Stimulate his thinking with open-ended stories, riddles, thinking games, discussions, etc. Give many opportunities for decision making and selecting what he would do in particular situations. Encourage the pursuit of hobbies and interests. Give opportunities to read. Give challenges that are right for his level of ability; allow plenty of time to accomplish a task.
Social: give opportunities for group play, such as games, pantomimes and small plays, but also respect his desire to occasionally work alone. Do not force interaction between the sexes. Assign responsibility and tasks that he can carry out, and then praise him for his efforts of accomplishments. Help him assume responsibility for wrongdoings.
Emotional: Continue to help the child develop social skills. Give praise for positive behavior, such as waiting his turn, sharing, and giving other children a chance to express their ideas. Build his confidence; instead of criticizing, look for opportunities to give approval and affection. Accept his need for peer approval and his need to belong. Offer love, patience, and sensitivity. Let him know that he has progressed, continue to encourage him. Encourage him and give him self-confidence. Accept his moods and aloofness. Encourage him to express himself and to turn his interests to others.
Spiritual: Teach spiritual concepts in simple, concrete ways, and help him apply the concepts in his daily life. Give him the responsibly for making choices, and provide opportunities to practice making right choices.
Developmental Pointers for Parents (6 years)
Physcial: Recognize overabundance of energy. Be patient with restlessness. Have the child use small muscles in such activities as writing, cutting, pasting, and molding clay. Provide opportunities for involvement in dramatizations, games, and making family rules.
Mental: Give chances to expand thinking ability in memory and problem-solving activities, such as riddles and open-ended stories. Introduce many new words; ask questions and listen. Provide opportunities for making decisions. Focus on making right choices and give practice in decision-making. Give limited choices. Provide opportunities for reading and writing.
Social: Encourage participation with others. Encourage sharing. Provide opportunities for group activities. Help the child find social acceptance by giving praise and approval. The child needs guidance in making and keeping friends. Teach the we show our love by helping others; focus on becoming sensitive to others' needs. Channel energies in a positive direction; be firm and warm. Teach love for others. The child needs help in learning the value of participation in games, needs to learn to be a good loser.
Emotional: Give security and praise so that he has less need to boast. Praise honesty. Do not criticize him negatively; be constructive. Be careful not to overstimulate or excite. Laugh with him but not at him. Encourage his positive moods. Be an example of calm, stable behavior.
Spiritual: Teach the child to be concerned and responsible for his own behavior and how to perfect it. Assure him that everyone makes mistakes. Teach simple repentance.
Mental: Give chances to expand thinking ability in memory and problem-solving activities, such as riddles and open-ended stories. Introduce many new words; ask questions and listen. Provide opportunities for making decisions. Focus on making right choices and give practice in decision-making. Give limited choices. Provide opportunities for reading and writing.
Social: Encourage participation with others. Encourage sharing. Provide opportunities for group activities. Help the child find social acceptance by giving praise and approval. The child needs guidance in making and keeping friends. Teach the we show our love by helping others; focus on becoming sensitive to others' needs. Channel energies in a positive direction; be firm and warm. Teach love for others. The child needs help in learning the value of participation in games, needs to learn to be a good loser.
Emotional: Give security and praise so that he has less need to boast. Praise honesty. Do not criticize him negatively; be constructive. Be careful not to overstimulate or excite. Laugh with him but not at him. Encourage his positive moods. Be an example of calm, stable behavior.
Spiritual: Teach the child to be concerned and responsible for his own behavior and how to perfect it. Assure him that everyone makes mistakes. Teach simple repentance.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Developmental Pointers for Parents (5 years)
Physcial: Needs many simple games and activities. Allow him to be independent and do things for himself. Express your confidence in him. Provide him with opportunities to utilize newfound skills and perfect them. Give him an opportunity to cut, paste, put puzzles together, and engage in physical activities.
Mental: Give him many opportunities to talk, question, and comment. Be an attentive listener. Give opportunities for reading words and phrases. Build truth upon truth. Give simple tasks and responsibilities; and provide opportunities for problem-solving, such as riddles, thinking games, and questions. Be patient with this humor, and be willing to laugh with him. Provide opportunities for drawing and telling about his ideas.
Social: Be sensitive to his need for your approval. Encourage friendship. Talk about how others feel when people are kind or unkind. Focus upon positive relations with others, such as loving and expressing gratitude to others. Give many opportunities for pretending, dramatizing, pantomiming, and using puppets.
Emotional: Give the child an opportunity to share feelings about the family. Express love to the child, show your affection. Take advantage of positive emotional traits; praise the child for his work and responsible efforts. Be sensitive to things that embarrass him, and avoid these as much as possible. Teach right behaviors and attitudes that can be incorporated into his daily living.
Spiritual: Help him know right from wrong. Do not be shocked if he tells an untruth, but help him learn to accept responsibility for his own actions.
Mental: Give him many opportunities to talk, question, and comment. Be an attentive listener. Give opportunities for reading words and phrases. Build truth upon truth. Give simple tasks and responsibilities; and provide opportunities for problem-solving, such as riddles, thinking games, and questions. Be patient with this humor, and be willing to laugh with him. Provide opportunities for drawing and telling about his ideas.
Social: Be sensitive to his need for your approval. Encourage friendship. Talk about how others feel when people are kind or unkind. Focus upon positive relations with others, such as loving and expressing gratitude to others. Give many opportunities for pretending, dramatizing, pantomiming, and using puppets.
Emotional: Give the child an opportunity to share feelings about the family. Express love to the child, show your affection. Take advantage of positive emotional traits; praise the child for his work and responsible efforts. Be sensitive to things that embarrass him, and avoid these as much as possible. Teach right behaviors and attitudes that can be incorporated into his daily living.
Spiritual: Help him know right from wrong. Do not be shocked if he tells an untruth, but help him learn to accept responsibility for his own actions.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Developmental Pointers for Parents (4 years)
Physcial: Utilize many large muscle activities. Help them learn to control his own behavior and be responsible for his own actions.
Mental: Provide experiences thatwill expand his reasoning ability, such as riddles and guessing games. Find opportunities for listening, discussing, and talking. Be alert to clarify conceptions. Provide experiences with new words. Be patient with humorous use of words. Answer questions patiently. Give aid in separating fact from fantasy. Use many sensory experiences and real objects. Provide for much variety and activity. Encourage him to make pictures about his life and ideas
Social: Give opportunities for playing and working cooperatively with others. Direct him positively. Tell him what he can do or is expected to do. Help them learn positive social behavior without punishing or scolding. Be patient and firm. Focus on teaching him to be kind, patient and polite. Expect him to take simple responsibilities and follow simple rules, such as taking turns.
Emotional: Establish limits and adhere to them. Provide many opportunities for talking about self and family. Be patient, sensitive, and kind, but also firm. Strengthen his positive self image by pointing out the things he can do for himself. Assure him of your love for him.
Spiritual: Teach him that he is special to God. Help him learn to be responsible for his own actions and behavior, and teach him the importance of making right choices. Teach him that God loves his children. Teach them the prayer is the way we communicate with God.
Mental: Provide experiences thatwill expand his reasoning ability, such as riddles and guessing games. Find opportunities for listening, discussing, and talking. Be alert to clarify conceptions. Provide experiences with new words. Be patient with humorous use of words. Answer questions patiently. Give aid in separating fact from fantasy. Use many sensory experiences and real objects. Provide for much variety and activity. Encourage him to make pictures about his life and ideas
Social: Give opportunities for playing and working cooperatively with others. Direct him positively. Tell him what he can do or is expected to do. Help them learn positive social behavior without punishing or scolding. Be patient and firm. Focus on teaching him to be kind, patient and polite. Expect him to take simple responsibilities and follow simple rules, such as taking turns.
Emotional: Establish limits and adhere to them. Provide many opportunities for talking about self and family. Be patient, sensitive, and kind, but also firm. Strengthen his positive self image by pointing out the things he can do for himself. Assure him of your love for him.
Spiritual: Teach him that he is special to God. Help him learn to be responsible for his own actions and behavior, and teach him the importance of making right choices. Teach him that God loves his children. Teach them the prayer is the way we communicate with God.
Developmental Pointers for Parents (3 years)
Physcial: Give opportunities for large muscle development and coordination such jumping, skipping, walking, or bending. Provide large equipment such as pictures, drawing paper or crayons. Avoid small muscle skills that require too much skill and coordination, such as tying or cutting. Enjoys pasting, molding clay, and coloring. Be prepared for some messy cleanups.
Mental: Present ideas simply and concretely. Listen and respond to questions and comments as well as you can. He enjoys group dramatizations, finger plays, pantomiming, singing, and simple games. Give him many opportunities for talking and contributing, but encourage him to take turns. Help them to learn new words. Teach ideas in a clear, concise way, using prior knowledge. Use many stories and songs.
Social: Encourage the child to learn to share, wait his turn, and cooperate with others. Encourage positive relationships by providing opportunities to play and cooperate with others. Plan activities that focus on the family. This is an excellent age to build attitudes of love and understanding toward the family and its members.
Emotional: Give your approval through facial expressions, gestures, and verbal responses. Avoid negative remarks about the child. Offer love, understanding, and patience. Help him work with and understand his own emotions. Teach him what kinds of things make him happy. Develop a warm relationship with him. Express and show love for him and confidence in him. Encourage him to do things for himself.
Spiritual: Think of him as the child of God that he is. Lay the foundation for his faith in Christ.
Teach him that God is a kind and loving God. Help them recognize the beauties of God's creations.
Mental: Present ideas simply and concretely. Listen and respond to questions and comments as well as you can. He enjoys group dramatizations, finger plays, pantomiming, singing, and simple games. Give him many opportunities for talking and contributing, but encourage him to take turns. Help them to learn new words. Teach ideas in a clear, concise way, using prior knowledge. Use many stories and songs.
Social: Encourage the child to learn to share, wait his turn, and cooperate with others. Encourage positive relationships by providing opportunities to play and cooperate with others. Plan activities that focus on the family. This is an excellent age to build attitudes of love and understanding toward the family and its members.
Emotional: Give your approval through facial expressions, gestures, and verbal responses. Avoid negative remarks about the child. Offer love, understanding, and patience. Help him work with and understand his own emotions. Teach him what kinds of things make him happy. Develop a warm relationship with him. Express and show love for him and confidence in him. Encourage him to do things for himself.
Spiritual: Think of him as the child of God that he is. Lay the foundation for his faith in Christ.
Teach him that God is a kind and loving God. Help them recognize the beauties of God's creations.
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